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Table 1

Summary of the self-management program

Time	Participants	Activities
Intervention phase
1st week: Session 1 (60 mins)	Older adults/Family caregivers	Ten older adults/family caregivers participating in group discussion to assess knowledge and health beliefs regarding hypertension and health education via VDO (Southern language) developed by researchers from literature review (2) Individual discussion related to setting goals, decision-making and action plans (3) Provided a self-care behavior booklet developed by researchers from literature review
1st week: Session 2 (30 mins)	Family caregivers	Extra session for coaching family caregivers concerning monitoring older adults with uncontrolled hypertension in terms of self-care behavior to help this group of older adults adhere to self-care behavior and give feedback on patients' self-care behavior
2nd, 3rd weeks (15 mins)	Older adults/Family caregivers	Telephone follow-up asking older adults to share experiences and compare goals Telephone follow-up asking family caregivers to continually monitor older adults' self-care behavior
4th week (60 mins)	Older adults/Family caregivers	Ten older adults/family caregivers participating in group discussion for self-reflection about their action plan Review eating choices (Southern-style diet), focusing on sodium limitations by demonstrating sodium measurements in food Ten older adults/family caregivers participating in group discussion regarding sodium restriction strategies Skills training on reading instant food labels
Follow-up phase
6th, 10th and 14th weeks (15 mins)	Family caregivers	Telephone follow-up asking them to monitor older adults' self-care behavior and offer older adults support
8th and 12th weeks (60 mins)	Older adults Family caregivers	Monthly group meetings for self-evaluation and self-reflection Review knowledge of hypertension via VDO (Southern language)

Time	Participants	Activities
Intervention phase
1st week: Session 1 (60 mins)	Older adults/Family caregivers	Ten older adults/family caregivers participating in group discussion to assess knowledge and health beliefs regarding hypertension and health education via VDO (Southern language) developed by researchers from literature review (2) Individual discussion related to setting goals, decision-making and action plans (3) Provided a self-care behavior booklet developed by researchers from literature review
1st week: Session 2 (30 mins)	Family caregivers	Extra session for coaching family caregivers concerning monitoring older adults with uncontrolled hypertension in terms of self-care behavior to help this group of older adults adhere to self-care behavior and give feedback on patients' self-care behavior
2nd, 3rd weeks (15 mins)	Older adults/Family caregivers	Telephone follow-up asking older adults to share experiences and compare goals Telephone follow-up asking family caregivers to continually monitor older adults' self-care behavior
4th week (60 mins)	Older adults/Family caregivers	Ten older adults/family caregivers participating in group discussion for self-reflection about their action plan Review eating choices (Southern-style diet), focusing on sodium limitations by demonstrating sodium measurements in food Ten older adults/family caregivers participating in group discussion regarding sodium restriction strategies Skills training on reading instant food labels
Follow-up phase
6th, 10th and 14th weeks (15 mins)	Family caregivers	Telephone follow-up asking them to monitor older adults' self-care behavior and offer older adults support
8th and 12th weeks (60 mins)	Older adultsFamily caregivers	Monthly group meetings for self-evaluation and self-reflection Review knowledge of hypertension via VDO (Southern language)